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Trentham Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Allerton Road, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 8PQ · clt.trentham.coop · 01782 883200
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Stoke-on-Trent 39.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.54 mi
- 2.48 km · Year 7, September 2025 entry · Criterion 6 · Stoke On Trent Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 794
- 44 over 750 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14.9%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- City Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2025, the last place offered under “Criterion 6” went to a home 1.54 mi (2.48 km) from the school. Source: Stoke On Trent Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 182 families put the school first and 146 places were offered; 75% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 146 | 182 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 154 | 162 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 146 | 181 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 148 | 165 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 164 | 153 | 0.9 | 96% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 6 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.54 mi2.48 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.6, and 43.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Stoke-on-Trent it was 39.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ●43.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲49.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.22 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124388)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.6 | +0.8 |
| Sixth form college | 13.1 | −1.9 |
| Further education | 69.3 | +9.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2 | −5.4 |
| Employment | 3.3 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.9 | −3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | +1.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Trentham Academy on 10 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 10 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (97 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Positive
- 77%
- Replies
- 97
- 12% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on 23 parents (24%) whose child was bullied
based on 19 parents (20%) with SEND